Istanbul, 12-13 May 2003. This roundtable was organised by the OECD Secretariat, in co-operation with the National Banks of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to discuss the benefits and challenges of capital account opening to global financial markets with transition countries in Central Asia, Caucasus and South Eastern Europe and to develop recommendations for good regulatory policies in this field.

The purpose of this User's Guide is to contribute to a better understanding of the principles and procedures of the OECD Codes. It also provides detailed explanations of the coverage of the Codes and may therefore serve as a manual for Code users.

The general benefits of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), and the potential of FDI as a tool for regional economic development in particular, are commonly recognised by policy makers and analysts. This study concluded that FDI generally supports growth in developing, emerging and transition economies, irrespective of their initial state of development.

This report forms part of an OECD publication titled "Forty Years' Experience with the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements" which describes the experience of OECD members in eliminating exchange and capital controls.

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This report forms part of an OECD publication titled "Forty Years' Experience with the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements" which describes the experience of OECD members in eliminating exchange and capital controls.

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The OECD has actively promoted progressive liberalisation of current and capital account operations among its members for over 40 years. Since 1961, OECD countries have engaged in the opening of capital accounts, guided by the provisions and ...

This report forms part of an OECD publication titled "Forty Years' Experience with the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements" which describes the experience of OECD members in eliminating exchange and capital controls.

Also Available

This report forms part of an OECD publication titled "Forty Years' Experience with the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements" which describes the experience of OECD members in eliminating exchange and capital controls.

Also Available

This report forms part of an OECD publication titled "Forty Years' Experience with the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements" which describes the experience of OECD members in eliminating exchange and capital controls.